In Ep. 102 of Your Words Unleashed podcast, I talk to author Karen Costa about ADHD in higher ed.
We chat about late diagnoses in women, the link between shame and ableism, and how to design more inclusive classrooms.
Listen in here: yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-102-what-...
Loved having you on!
Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁
FYI “Spencer Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation and Kapor Foundation are providing quick turnaround grants of up to $25k for education scholars impacted by the abrupt NSF grant cancellations.” www.spencer.org/news/meeting...
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
I’ll just leave this here.
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Now this is the kind of news I need.
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
Some inspiration for writing in the midst of fascism:
“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously… Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
-Edwidge Danticat
Times are hard, and many are looking to leave higher ed.
In my latest podcast episode, I talk with @ashleyruba-phd.bsky.social about how academics can use social media to build a personal brand. Hint: it’s all about being real.
Listen here! yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-78-leavin...
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
Harper Collins didn't sign on to protect libraries. The other big four publishers (including my publisher, Penguin Random House) did. They are also part of the Murdoch empire.
Imagine being a publishing house and NOT supporting library funding.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Scholarly authors in the humanities and social sciences, apply for this incredible grant from Princeton University Press!
Work with writing coaches like me to craft a solid book proposal. Proud to be part of a program centering the voices of diverse scholars. press.princeton.edu/book-proposa...
It’s so clear that there’s no going back. Whatever emerges from this better be downright incredible.
The entire administration is eugenic.
This, right here..
Being an academic was always hard, but times are even tougher for anyone who does social justice and equity work.
Tune in to my new podcast episode with Dr. Roxanne Donovan on how BIPOC academics can maintain wellness in these dark times.
yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-76-how-to...
#academicsky
One of my scholarly book coaching clients just told me, "You are much smaller than me, but I am terrified of you!"
I laughed so hard.
(FYI, she's about to get a contract from her dream press, so at least this fear pays off.)
Now that I’m no longer a professor, I realize I miss that one student in every class who would always nod their head during my lectures. Like, “I’m really getting this!” That felt like a rare moment of true connection.
#leavingacademia #reflections
Let’s keep openly challenging the anti-science stance of the Trump/Musk administration!
Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
You first.
Great points. It doesn’t pay off to preach to the choir or to focus on anti-science folks, but I think there’s a third group of “ambivalent but could be swayed” folks who deserve attention. Actual strategies to reach them I’m not sure about yet!
If there's ever been a time to fix this perception problem, it's now.
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
More than ever, researchers need to start engaging with the public and translating the broader implications of their findings in accessible language.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
This misperception of academics as out of touch has paved the way for this new presidential administration to obliterate knowledge production.
Because the folks in power are *scared* of knowledge. They want a society where people can't think critically, and therefore, won't question the system.
And in these publications, scholars overwhelmingly utilize jargon and specialized language that completely excludes non-experts.
The Ivory Tower effect remains alive and well, even though the majority of universities (and their students) are not elite.
Knowledge is kept behind paywalls (for which companies like Elsevier make billions in profits academics never see).
In addition, academics are not rewarded by their institutions for engaging with the general public. It's often framed as a distraction from publications.
Research in the United States is being decimated and most people don’t care.
Research has an image problem. Academics have an image problem. Higher education has an image problem.
Your average American does not know that scientists and scholars do work that actually benefits THEM on a daily basis.
